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herpes simplex

[sim-pleks]
–noun
either of two herpes diseases caused by a herpesvirus that infects humans and some other animals and produces small, transient blisters on the skin or mucous membranes, one type of virus (herpes simplex virus type 1, or HSV-1) usually associated with oral herpes but also causing genital herpes and the other (herpes simplex virus type 2, or HSV-2) usually causing genital herpes.

Origin:
1905–10; < NL: lit., simple herpes
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Main Entry: herpes sim·plex
Pronunciation: -'sim-"pleks
Function: noun
: either of two diseases caused by two human herpesviruses (genusSimplexvirus) and marked in one case by groups of watery blisters on the skin or mucous membranes (as of the mouth and lips) above the waist and in the other by such blisters on the genitals

Main Entry: HSV–1
Pronunciation: -"vE-'w&n
Function: noun
: the herpesvirus causing the type of herpes simplex typically occurring above the waist
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herpes simplex herpes sim·plex (sĭm'plěks')
n.

  1. A recurrent viral disease that is caused by herpesvirus type one and is marked by fluid-containing vesicles on the mouth, lips, or face; cold sore.

  2. A recurrent viral disease that is caused by herpesvirus type two and is marked by fluid-containing vesicles on the genitals.

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